version code not found in android studio canary -2

Question

when instant run apply i am getting following in android studio 3.0 canary-2

Error:E:\PublicServer_Share\Extra\app\build\intermediates\instant-run
support\debug\slice_2\AndroidManifest.xml:2 attribute 'android:versionCode' 
not found
Error:failed processing manifest
Error:E:\PublicServer_Share\Extra\app\build\intermediates\instant-run-
support\debug\slice_9\AndroidManifest.xml:2 attribute 'android:versionCode' 
not found
Error:failed processing manifest
Error:Execution failed for task 
':app:transformDexWithInstantRunSlicesApkForDebug'.
com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: Failed to execute aapt

Answer 1

Disable Instant Run. Inside File -> Settings -> Build, Execution, Deployment. This will allow you to run your app in the Canary version.

Answer 2

Run Gradle->Clean and try again